South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project |
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Military History |
| Theatre of War | Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| France and Flanders | 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals | Roisel Communal Cemetery Ext |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| Hampton-in-Arden | Bickenhill, St. Peters | ||
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| Died in Operational Accident | 17 Nov 1914 | Bewdley War Memorial |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| Roisel, France | ||
Service History
- 17 Nov 1914 - Joined Royal Naval Air Service - Service # 200992 - As a Petty Officer (Mechanic)
- 1 Sep 1917 - Promoted to Chief Petty Officer
- 31 Mar 1918 - Commissioned into RAF
- 1 Apr 1918 - 22nd Wing Royal Flying Corp
- 29 Sep 1918 - Gazetted to Lt (Gazette)
- 1 Jan 1919 - Awarded Posthumous MBE for his bravery (Gazette)
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
| Thomas was killed when on duty at the Squadron's Roisel Airfield when a night bomber FE2b A6518 was taxying during a test flight but overturned and burst into flames. The pilot Capt F Woodcock MC seems to have been trapped and was killed, but his observer AM JB Murray, although with injured legs, strove to get to Woodcock out of his cockpit before he died, and was further injured as a result. Murray survived and for this bravery he was awarded the Albert Medal. 2Lt Thomas Pargeter Jones was the unit's Equipment Officer, and he had run to the burning wreckage in an effort to save the pilot and to help Murray. But at this time the 112lb bomb on the aircraft exploded, and this killed him. The original awards recommendation mentions an OBE for this act of bravery, he in fact received an MBE on 1 Jan 1919 (New Years Honours List).
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| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| 5 Oct 1885 at Netherton | |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Thomas and Alice Olive | Hampton in Arden |
| Wife | Marriage Date/Place |
| Margaret Jones nee McKenna | 1911 in Dundalk |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1895 - Hill House, Netherton, Worcs | 1901 - Scholar |
| 1901 - Wribbenhall, Worcs | 1906 - 1908 - South African Police Force |
| 1906 - South Africa | 1908 to 1914 - Motor Engineer with various companies |
| 1911 - Dundalk | |
| 1918 - Southsea, Hampton in Arden | |
- Brother of Colin Jeffreys Jones and Charles Victor Jones both of whom also fell
